Hand canceling device.



n. B. STBV-ENS. HAND GANGELING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1914;

1 1 ,480. Patented Sept. 1, 19147 WHM Mom B i e m w ha DRfiB ottin STEVENS, a "citizen; Qihima States, 1

' Th i sgifventhn comprch nd'g siding at; Pleasant HilL a in" the 5 parish of vented certain new" and. useful, Improvedevices Lend; has j ior [its pgimary object to? P vid d ei .0: immerse: n;

3 will be of extremely siniple construction and.

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mhis invention op m iqni ndx t med su h, man r t the handle mayv be heldgv et various angles 1 *WfihOut inteifermg; Withproper operation; 4- ofthe device, 5 w iAnother object.of theginventioniistopro I vid'ea device. otthisytzhardctervghkh willbe formed Sluch man 8 k apa -the be ednii ee le f Another .ohj'je ct of'jheflinvention is tofpjro-r device which will; be head'within which the limited distance in either direcgion upqn: bgllmounted on'; .the1'1o. er en -(tithe-stem secured imt e han l ivi g.a' s ien 169 wedf th r nfl'efi "s e 'l'f l h y-s t th h e aithew ettiet ssi le to! roperly stamp or, centel 1 each piece of.-

u 16 4 g ner l parqveran ;s .1 np1 f -thet p et'we o -dww' h s withou't iiiaterially increasing the cost of the It a I, I {Q I v If,

'ith" these es willyb'ecome moreiamareqt as the descripni be hereinafter more crihed iandj I vention, reference isto be lhedito the follow."-

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Letters P'atent s44,9os.-

111g description-andaccompanying drawings,

f-Figure-lisan elevation of the complete device assembled-i017 use, Fig. 2' is a longi-i tudinalfsectionthroughthe same, the upper 'portionl'ofi the" handile being broken" away, Fig.- 3 is a detailtransverselsection' on the Fig. 5 1s a-f detail elevation of the sectional headwiththe sections slightly spaced from ,.;;=R .ferring in detail to' the drawings atented Se-W, 1914.

a 3 3-of Fig.1;2, looking in the direction 'indic'ated by the arro-w,-Fig-. t is a detail ecggtlonal view. on-ithe line 4 4 of Fig. 2,3and

niimerals, 1 designates thehandle having an i dl direete'dfsocket 2 formed in its {lower end within-Which is snugly'engaged a -stem3 having radially directed Wings 4 for engagement; in'outwardly'directed slots or radially directed slots'fi communicating at I ;their inner ends-With aY- cehtral aperturefi Iof the cushion ring; 7; formed of rubber or OthE I 'QSUltablQ material and mountedupon ai :3 s g ly 'above the upper end of the head encircling ring 8 and head se c-g ;It wi llf be nnderstood that the'head sectio ns 9 are inclosed'inthe head encircling;

:ring 8 andisaid sections are provided with b51111, mounted;. upon'the-free end of the registering and -c -acting semi-sphericaltre+ cesses v10 intheir npper faces to receivethe A .{stem 3. It willbe iinderstood also that the 1531' ihe'adi sections -9.-have curved: outer faces;1'

their-inner edges. :12 are inclined 'to iojn xfi nto proper p s i n Within the "possible; to z eadily force the head 9 'head encircIin-gQrinQ 8- and remove 'said'head 1 sect ons, from. said ring;-8,. asczdesired; .gF-trrther by forming z=the head; sections 9 in th isQ-Inanner', they will be snugly engaged against the inneriwall of the'ringl8, and the a l 1 .qn a c i tib ib ng engaged. against thenWallsiofbothseinhspherical recesses-10, will 'prevent independent movementj'of the separate head sections 9 after said head seci: Q itionsh ve been forced to position within the l= ;P0si tioned the tween-e the rings a l and engaged against the lower serrated faces 13 of the head sections 9 is the stamp l fl' preferably formedof r'ubberand having a *iong hened workin'g'ilower face 15 which; it

will be understood, is positioned outwardly of the lower end of the ring 8 in order. that said working face 15 may be engaged with stamps or other articles of mail matter to cancel or mark the same without danger of the edge of the ring 8 engaging said stamp or mail matter.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that as there'is a space between the upper end of the ring 8 and head sections 9, and the lower end or face of the cushion ring 7, which preferably has its upper end or face engaged against the lower endof the handle 1, said head sections 9, ring 8 and stem 14 may be readily swung at various an les to the handle 1 andthe device operated to plainly mark all stamps and pieces of mail matter with whichthe stamp 14 is engaged, regardless of the position in which said handle is inclined. It will further be readily seen that the cushion ring 7 serves to relieve the handle 1 of the shocks incident to the stamp 14: being forced into engagement with the mail matter and stamps to be marked and also lends a resilient action to the device and does not tend to return the head sections 9, ring 8 and stamp 1 1 to normal position as suddenly as would be the case should a spring be employed instead of the cushion block should a springbe employed, it would be impossible to leave a space between the stamp and the head sections 9 and head encircling ring 8 and thereby permit the free movement of these parts which is essential to proper and efficient operation of the devlce.

While I have shown and described the 'preferred embodiment of my invention, it

will be understood that minor changes in the detalls of construction, combmatlon and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.- l/Vhat'is claimed is r 1. YA device of the class described comprising head sections having registering ire cesses, a head 'enclrchng around said sections to retain the same 1n proper position, a stem having an enlarged portion formed on one end and engaged 1n said registering recesses, a handle for said stem, a cushion member mounted'upon said stem above said head sections and adapted for engagement with the 1atter, and a stamp mounted in the ring beneath the head sections. I A

'2. A device of theclass described comprising head sections having registering recesses opening upon one face, a stem, a ball 7. Further,-

ring engaged dle and said head sections and adapted for engagement with the latter, means for re taming sald head sectlons 1n engagement with one another, and a stamp mounted in the last mentioned means beneath said head sections.

3. A device of the class described comprising head sections having registering semi-spherical recesses in their upper ends, a stem, a ball formed on one end of said stem and engaged in the registering semispherical recesses of the head sections, a ring for securing said head sections in engagement with one another, a stamp member carried by said ring and projecting from the same, said stamp member being engaged against one face of the head sections, a

handle mounted on said stem, and a cushion ring mounted on said stem between the handle and the head sections and slightly spaced from the latter.

4. A device of the class described comprising head sections having inclined adjacent faces, said head sections being provided with semi-spherical registering recesses in their upper portions, a ring on gaged around said head sections, a stamp engaged in said ring and against the under faces of said head sections, said under faces of the head sections being roughened to prevent rotation of the stamp, a stem, a ball mounted upon said stem and engaged in the registering recessesof the head sections, a handle for said stem, and a cushion member mounted upon said stem and positioned between the head sections and the handle for engagement with the former during operation of the device.

5. A device of the class described comprising a head having a substantially spherical recess formed therein and opening upon one face, a stem having a substantially spherical end engaged in said recess, radially directed projections formed on said stem, a cushion ring mounted on said stem, said projections beingengaged in said ring to prevent rotation of the latter upon said stem, a handle for said stem outwardly of the cushion ring, a head encircling ring, and a stamp member in said ring beneath said head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DRURY E. STEVENS. Witnesses:

F. C. ORTOLON, R. A, IRES.

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Washington, D. 0-. 

